Ladies first!

 

Saana Wang: Hujialou#80, 2009. Pigment print on aluminium, 

84 x 100 cm with frame.  Edition of 5 + 2 AP. 

This is SO true - the ladies rule today in the Finnish photography. Let´s have a look.

Last weekend I made a short visit to Berlin and saw even there that the Finnish photography is doing well. The doors to the international art scene have partly been opened with the hard work of Timothy Persons, his idea of “Helsinki School” photography and Gallery TaiK in Berlin where he lives nowadays. 

At the moment the gallery shows the Hujialou photos by Saana Wang, and the brand new volume 4 of Helsinki School pictures presents only Finnish female photographers.

Saana Wang: Hujialou # 60, 2009. Pigment print on aluminium, 

84 x 100 cm with frame.  Edition of 5 + 2 AP.

Saana Wang: Hujialou # 54, 2009. Pigment print on aluminium, 

84 x 100 cm with frame.  Edition of 5 + 2 AP.

Gallery TaiK, Bergstrasse 22, 10115 Berlin-Mitte. Open Tue-Sat 12 am to 6 pm. Saana Wang´s exhibition is open until 17th December. www.helsinkischool.fi/ 

And yesterday in Helsinki we did celebrate the work of a young woman photographer: the winner of Fotofinlandia 2011 photo competition was Maija Tammi with her Bingo portfolio. “Those are the pictures I would not like to see at my home, but they are strong and realistic and they tell an important story”, said the film director Dome Karukoski who chose the winner.

You can see more Maija Tammi´s pictures and also the other Fotofinlandia 2011 competitors at www.fotofinlandia.fi/ehdokkaat/

Maija Tammi: Ismo ja Marianne. Finnbingo, Turku,  4.4.2010.

Maija Tammi: Jouko. Finnbingo, Turku, 4.4.2010.

Maija Tammi: Bingo aunt Catzi. Boxing Bingo, Tampere 27.8.2010.